NFL asks filmmaker for Gregg Williams recordings

Posted by Michael David Smith on April 15, 2012, 8:10 PM EDT

Reuters

Documentary filmmaker Sean Pamphilon caused a stir ten days ago when he released an audio recording of former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams urging his players to injure the 49ers prior to their NFC playoff game. What Pamphilon hasn’t done is release everything he recorded behind the scenes with the Saints. But that’s what the NFL is asking him to do.

Pamphilon told Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports that the league office has been in touch and wants to get a complete look at anything that can shed light on the Saints bounty scandal.

“NFL security called four times on Friday. They want the Gregg Williams tapes,” Pamphilon told Silver.

Pamphilon also said he wants “Roger Goodell to answer real questions first.” It’s not clear exactly what Pamphilon means by that, but if he means that he wants to be the one to ask those “real questions” to Goodell, that’s a request that may bolster those who think Pamphilon inserted himself into the bounty story for self-serving reasons.

Pamphilon added that he has copies of tapes “in several locations.” It remains to be seen whether the NFL’s security office will be one of those locations that houses Pamphilon’s tapes in the future.

He inserted himself into this for “self-serving” reasons if he asks Goodell for answers? Heh, take it as you will. I think the man wants to make a great movie so all the fans understand exactly what happened before he lets the commish see the tapes. I think it’s ridiculous that people are trying to bring down Pamphilon. He’s just a guy caught up in it, that also happens to be a producer for the upcoming movie about it. I just don’t think he should be looked at as a “bad guy”.

Who thinks of Steve Gleason in all of this? Had feeding tube inserted this week. Stress not good for him. Pamphilon may be trying to justify his tape release by forcing a true dialog with Goodell. NFL can ask for tapes but has no authority to compel a non NFL employee to do anything. Hope Gleason gets copies of his tapes for his son

Goodell wants to sweep what’s left of this under the carpet and destroy those tapes just like the Patriots scandel. At least miminize the exposure that Pamphilon will most certainly continue bring to the matter. Tell him no way Pamphilon!

He may question the extent to which the NFL knew of the practice by which coaches targeted vulnerable players and how long after the Commissioner continued a policy of insisting on a public disclosure that aided the practice.

Indeed the Commissioner even fined those coaches who were reluctant to provide the Gregg Williams of the NFL the information they craved.

It may be that “Commisioner-gate” will follow on the heels of Bounty-gate.

Although the Saints organization will likely ban this guy for life, he can almost write his own check when it come s to the league as a whole.

If he plays ball and tries NOT to be an “investigative reporter”, the NFL would surely grant him a favor of his choosing further down the line.
If he plays his hand smart he can have the kind of access and career that only NFL Films has the luxury to enjoy. So stop trying to pop yourself into the spotlight and cut yourself a deal that can make you VERY wealthy in the long run.

This is his lottery ticket and he’s about to throw it out the window, you know he will and I know he will.

I am guessing this is why the player punishments haven’t been decided yet. They are trying to find out if there is even more evidence of certain players’ involvement – either those they already had proof about and those they didn’t think they had enough proof of wrongdoing with but the tapes could now convince them one way or the other. Or, involvement by others they hadn’t know about yet.

Does anyone remember “Buddy Ball”? Back in the 80s Buddy Ryan had the body bag game against the Redskins and ended Jess Atkins career, along with knocking out all the QBs to where Brian Mitchell QB the game with Jeff Bostic becoming the sole player on the team left to play QB if Mitchell got hurt. Buddy’s boys (Andre Waters and others) said the would go out to hurt the skins. The case is Greg Williams has a disciple of Buddys, so this scandle goes further back than the Saints

Pamphilon shouldn’t give those recordings to anyone–least of all NFL Security. Sorry, but this guy is a filmmaker and this is his livelihood. It’s not self-serving to market your own product–it’s business. If he owns those recordings, he should turn them into a documentary and sell it. If ownership of the recordings is still in dispute, he shouldn’t give them to anyone until that is resolved.

If he can prove ownership, he can let Goodell hear the recordings without letting them out of his possession. But I’d make sure Goodell wasn’t carrying any recording devices and make him check his cell phone at the door.

I know it’s easy to edit film to put yourself in a better light, but if you watch “Run Ricky Run” he seems like a pretty decent guy. Also he recorded a documentary for Gleason’s son. He can’t be the devil is all I’m saying.

really low for goodell to ask for those tapes…he has 50K pages of emails as evidence, steve gleason didn’t authorize release of those tapes if there was a contract agreement between the 2..why does goodell feel he should have access to those recordings? Goodell sucks!

Gregg Williams & Jeff Fisher were both defensive assistants on Buddy Ryan’s Eagles teams. My guess is Fisher’s name is being kept out of this so they don’t have to justify NOT investigating all of the teams Ryan or his disciples coached for. That’s a lot of teams including the ’85 Bears & the ’00 Ravens-two sacred cows of ‘defensive excellence’. As content as I am to joyfully watch the Saints twist in the wind & struggle under the awful weight of that huge * , I’m also beginning to think the NFL is sorry they couldn’t also give the Saints a pass on it. Probably just too many people had seen or heard too much. This is the information age, after all.
Also, Drew Brees is STILL waiting for an explanation people!

This clown is taking advantage of an opportunity that presented itself when he decided to take action against the wishes of Gleason. Pamphilon had access only because of Gleason. It seems clear that he is interjecting himself into this situation for personal gain, either financial or public notoriety. He is a scumbag.

The fact that he hasn’t ALREADY turned it over makes me think it doesn’t exit, though.
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Silver tweeted that he’s seen a part of the tape so unless he’s lying, it exists. I doubt he would lie about that.